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Summary
An essayist, he finds peace in his mountain life. His routine is pleasantly disturbed by occasional visits from Machiko, his editor and love interest, as he struggles to let go of his late wife's ashes.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 84GoodWatch 80
Audience score100%
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 52 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109112Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries
Released
2022
November 11, 2022
4 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
and 4 moreDirecting · 1
- Yuji Nakae Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Tsutomu Mizukami Novel
Production · 1
- Yasutaka Fuke Executive Producer
Sound · 1
- Yoshihide Otomo Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Kentaro Kosaka Production Design
Lighting · 1
- Yasuhiro Kaneko Gaffer
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